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Online education 2

Continuing from the previous post on online learning education

Without human (or a future ai-human-ish) interaction for doubt resolution, questions, clarifications, the online learning experience breaks down. There are good games - dragonbox is a good example - am sure there are others, but the only way you will finally learn maths is by practicing more and more complex problems that are based on your thorough understanding of the subject. Various parts of this can be moved online or be made asynchronous.

But at a fundamental level, when you work together as a motivated set of students with a teacher, the learning is faster and often more meaningful. For instance, you realise that the other students are often struggling like you are. A doubt asked by one student, often clarifies something for another. The magic of interaction and facilitation (by the teacher) is yet to be cracked online. 

Yes, online is a supplement. And must be. But to expect that everything can be taught online is not possible with current tehnology. 

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